Cosmetic Surgery Cosmetic or plastic surgeries and procedures have been on the rise. New medical advances have allowed people the opportunity to alter their physical appearances. Some surgeries can be classified as medically necessary in certain situations. Victims of car crashes, fires, and other accidents have been the beneficiaries of cosmetic surgery. However, the majority of patients chose to undergo procedures not based on need, but based on their own desires. For this reason, only those who can afford the procedures are entitled to them. This is a logical standard because cosmetic surgeries are not usually necessary to improve the patient's health. Some people object to cosmetic surgery because they feel that one should not alter the appearance they were born with. Others, feel that they have the right to look the way they so choose. Although there is no legal limit to how much plastic surgery one can get, we must ask ourselves how much is too much. Recent Trends In Cosmetic Surgery ·There were nearly 11.7 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2007, as reported by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Surgical procedures accounted for nearly 18% of the total with nonsurgical procedures making up 82% of the total. ·Since 1997, there has been a 457 percent increase in the total number of cosmetic procedures. Surgical procedures increased by 114 percent, and nonsurgical procedures increased by 754 percent ·The top five surgical cosmetic procedures in 2007 were: liposuction (456,828 procedures); breast augmentation (399,440 procedures); eyelid surgery (240,763 procedures); abdominoplasty (185,335 procedures); and breast reduction (153,087 procedures). ·Women had nearly 10.6 million cosmetic procedures, 91% percent of the total. The number of cosmetic procedures for women increased 1 percent from 2006. ·Men had nearly 1.1 million cosmetic procedures, 9 percent of the total. The number of cosmetic procedures for men increased 17 percent from 2006. ·People age 35-50 had the most procedures – 5.4 million and 46 percent of the total. People age 19-34 had 21 percent of procedures; age 51-64 had 25 percent; age 65-and-over had 6 percent; and age 18-and-younger had less than 2 percent. ·The most common procedures for age 18-and-under were: laser hair removal, microdermabrasion, chemical peel, otoplasty (ear reshaping) and rhinoplasty ·Americans spent just under $13.2 billion on cosmetic procedures last year.
Some Terms You Should Know -Rhinoplasty- “nose job” -Abdominoplasty- “tummy tuck” -Otoplasty- surgery of the ears - Blepharoplasty- surgery of the eyelids -Lipoplasty- liposuction - Rhytidectomy- “face lift”
Top cosmetic procedures for WOMEN
Surgical
# procedures
Nonsurgical
# procedures
Breast augmentation
399,440
Botox
2,445,656
Lipoplasty
398,848
Hyaluronic Acid(Hylaform, Juvederm, Restylane)
1,364,533
Eyelid surgery
208,199
Laser Hair Removal
1,226,974
Abdominoplasty
180,457
Microdermabrasion
743,748
Breast Reduction
153,087
IPL Laser Treatment
584,530
Women had 91 percent of cosmetic procedures. The number of procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) performed on women was over 10.6 million, an increase of 1 percent from the previous year. Surgical procedures increased 9 percent; nonsurgical procedures decreased by less than 1 percent. Since 1997, surgical procedures increased 142 percent, while nonsurgical procedures have increased 743 percent.
Top cosmetic procedures for MEN:
Surgical
# procedures
Nonsurgical
# procedures
Liposuction
57,980
Botox injection
329,519
Eyelid surgery
32,564
Laser hair removal
185,684
Rhinoplasty
31,713
Microdermabrasion
85,910
Male breast reduction
20,280
Hyaluronic Acid(Hylaform, Juvederm, Restylane)
84,184
Hair transplantation
16,491
IP laser treatment
63,177
Average Costs Abdominoplasty $5,350 Rhinoplasty $4,357 Lipoplasty $2,920 Rhytidectomy $6,792 Breast Implants-Silicon-$4,087 Saline- $3,690 Breast reduction- $5,417 Blepharoplasty $2,840 Otoplasty $3,085 Botox $380 per treatment
Cosmetic or plastic surgeries and procedures have been on the rise. New medical advances have allowed people the opportunity to alter their physical appearances. Some surgeries can be classified as medically necessary in certain situations. Victims of car crashes, fires, and other accidents have been the beneficiaries of cosmetic surgery. However, the majority of patients chose to undergo procedures not based on need, but based on their own desires. For this reason, only those who can afford the procedures are entitled to them. This is a logical standard because cosmetic surgeries are not usually necessary to improve the patient's health. Some people object to cosmetic surgery because they feel that one should not alter the appearance they were born with. Others, feel that they have the right to look the way they so choose. Although there is no legal limit to how much plastic surgery one can get, we must ask ourselves how much is too much.
Recent Trends In Cosmetic Surgery
· There were nearly 11.7 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2007, as reported by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Surgical procedures accounted for nearly 18% of the total with nonsurgical procedures making up 82% of the total.
· Since 1997, there has been a 457 percent increase in the total number of cosmetic procedures. Surgical procedures increased by 114 percent, and nonsurgical procedures increased by 754 percent
· The top five surgical cosmetic procedures in 2007 were: liposuction (456,828 procedures); breast augmentation (399,440 procedures); eyelid surgery (240,763 procedures); abdominoplasty (185,335 procedures); and breast reduction (153,087 procedures).
· Women had nearly 10.6 million cosmetic procedures, 91% percent of the total. The number of cosmetic procedures for women increased 1 percent from 2006.
· Men had nearly 1.1 million cosmetic procedures, 9 percent of the total. The number of cosmetic procedures for men increased 17 percent from 2006.
· People age 35-50 had the most procedures – 5.4 million and 46 percent of the total. People age 19-34 had 21 percent of procedures; age 51-64 had 25 percent; age 65-and-over had 6 percent; and age 18-and-younger had less than 2 percent.
· The most common procedures for age 18-and-under were: laser hair removal, microdermabrasion, chemical peel, otoplasty (ear reshaping) and rhinoplasty
· Americans spent just under $13.2 billion on cosmetic procedures last year.
Some Terms You Should Know-Rhinoplasty- “nose job”
-Abdominoplasty- “tummy tuck”
-Otoplasty- surgery of the ears
- Blepharoplasty- surgery of the eyelids
-Lipoplasty- liposuction
- Rhytidectomy- “face lift”
Women had 91 percent of cosmetic procedures. The number of procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) performed on women was over 10.6 million, an increase of 1 percent from the previous year. Surgical procedures increased 9 percent; nonsurgical procedures decreased by less than 1 percent. Since 1997, surgical procedures increased 142 percent, while nonsurgical procedures have increased 743 percent.
Average Costs
Abdominoplasty $5,350
Rhinoplasty $4,357
Lipoplasty $2,920
Rhytidectomy $6,792
Breast Implants-Silicon-$4,087 Saline- $3,690
Breast reduction- $5,417
Blepharoplasty $2,840
Otoplasty $3,085
Botox $380 per treatment
Sources“Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank Statistics.” The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. April 28, 2008. <http://</span>www.surgery.org/download/2007stats.pdf>.
“Plastic Surgery.” Wikipedia. April 30, 2008. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/plastic_surgery<span style="font-family: Calibri">>.
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